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Posted: 12/24/2001 7:12:25 AM EDT
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Society is no longer polite. Short of putting a knife into the person you're good to go. The manners of today are a direct reflection of the television programs that raised today's society.
Most of the time I will reply with a "you're welcome" or "my pleasure ma'am/sir". |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 7:28:15 AM EDT
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I always acknowledge a "thank you", but not always with "you're welcome". Sometimes it's just "yep". But it's the thought that counts right?
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Posted: 12/24/2001 7:55:27 AM EDT
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Never let the great unwashed masses determine how YOU will conduct your life.
If you were [u]raised[/u] correctly, you will automatically KNOW what to say and when. If the other person doesn't have enough sense to understand that, well, that's his problem now, isn't it? BTW, it's more than just good manners in the South, it's required! I remember the one and only time I ever got to use a priceless line. In 1981, I was going through a door at the Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport, when I saw a female lawyer approaching the door. So I continued to hold the door open for her, and as she walked through, she commented that I shouldn't have held the door open simply because she was a woman, and I replied: 'I didn't hold the door simply because you're a woman, but because I'm a gentleman!' It was priceless, even she laughed at that! Eric The(No,IDidn'tThinkUpThatLine,ButIDon'tKnowWhoDid)Hun[>]:)] |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 7:55:28 AM EDT
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Society may no longer be polite. But it doesn't mean I am no longer polite. Hold open doors, give up your seat, and ALWAYS wave thanks to the UPS driver who just delivered more goodies.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 8:13:08 AM EDT
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There is nothing wrong with aknowledging someones appreciation for a polite gesture. "Thak you". "Your welcome". It's all very effortless. It's a sign of good upbringing and class.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 8:30:24 AM EDT
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hehe
I once held a door for a "Wench" and as she passed me (No I wasn't checking her out, wasn't worth the effort)said in a LOUD voice "Chavunist Pig" To which I replied in an equally LOUD voice, "You're Welcome, You P.M.Sing Cow" |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 8:51:16 AM EDT
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"You're Welcome" for some reason seems trite, to me. For the last couple of years, I've been using "Glad to."
"No Problem" seems to be typical lately. That one irritates me. It's as if the person you're thanking has ust done something distasteful. Oh well. |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 8:51:18 AM EDT
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LOL. I always hold open doors for women. Well, one time at school, I was holding this really heavy door that tends to swing really fast. This chick starts to walk thru, and she calls me a chauvenist. I immediately let go of the door, and it slammed shut, pushing her back into the building. You should've seen the look on her face. It was priceless!
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Posted: 12/24/2001 9:06:48 AM EDT
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Every once in awhile under the right circumstances I like to surprise 'em with a fuck you very much!
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Posted: 12/24/2001 9:12:14 AM EDT
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I always hold the door, but dont always say "your welcome". The polite smile and nod comes out alot, like dnra. Some times its your welcome, sometimes its yup. If I am in a terrible hurry I still hold the door (instinct) but dont say anything or even make eye contact. If it makes me rude, so be it. I just try to be a gentleman and if they dont appreciate it, oh well.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 9:27:50 AM EDT
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I try to acknowlege their thanks. A lot of times it may be a smile and a nod. Living in rural CO. I haven't had to put up with any ungrateful wench's. If they have been unappreaciable at least they have kept it to themselves.
Hey brouhaha. Was that F*** you and the horse you [b]tried[/b] to ride in on? [:D] |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 9:53:11 AM EDT
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I help open the door at the gas station for a womenz. In return she gave me a real dirty look. At least she didn't call me names like they usually do.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 10:02:10 AM EDT
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Paul nailed it exactly. It is a reflection.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 10:07:54 AM EDT
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Sometimes I'll say "you bet" or "you betcha" and sometimes "you're welcome." I don't know where the "you bet" came from because it doesn't have anything to do with anything but I've been saying it for years.
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Posted: 12/24/2001 10:33:27 AM EDT
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I hold doors open when I see someone coming, male or female. The few times they say thanks I will acknowledge it in some way, usually with a nod and a smile. When someone holds the door open for me I always say thanks or thank you or look them in the eye and nod. It gets the point across.
I have to say that if some woman took offense to my holding the door for her I would have to laugh at her. What a pathetic person she would have to be to get angry about that. |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 10:50:21 AM EDT
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I think it is common courtesy to respond, typically I use 'your welcome'.
While I do not alway get up when women leave the table - I open doors, the car door, etc. I also try to ensure that I teach manners to my son. So few today have any respect for others. |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 10:53:11 AM EDT
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I thought I was the only one who caught hell for holding a door open for a woman. I always hold the door for everyone.
I was holding the door open for some woman who said to me in a nasty voice as she approached the door "do I look like I need you to hold open the door" to which I replied "No, but I hope you got the license plate of the truck that backed over your face lady". I let the door go in her face. SUB! |
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Posted: 12/24/2001 11:00:32 AM EDT
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I always hold the door if there is someone coming behind me. What I hate are the ones that walk right on by without saying anything and without sticking their hands out to receive the door. They think that you are their personal door man. If the person is a female, I'm ok. But if it's a guy, then he's a real asshole.
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